B.A. LL.B. (Hons)

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Legislative Law (BA LLB) Honours is a professional law degree that candidates can pursue right after Class 12th. An integrated course, BA LLB (Hons) is of five years duration law programme. In a BA LLB (Hons) course candidates are taught Arts as well as Law subjects. As part of the BA LLB (Hons) course, candidates have imparted education not only through classroom teaching methods but also by means of case studies and moot courts.

The primary difference between a BA LLB and a BA LLB (Hons) course is that in the latter candidates are taught in-depth about various law subjects. It has been shared by the Bar Council of India (BCI) that candidates who pursue a BA LLB (Hons) course would have to study at least eight papers from one law group along with another six optional papers from the other group which include – Constitutional Law Group, Business Law Group, International Trade Law, Crime & Criminology, International Law, Law & Agriculture as well as Intellectual Property Law. So, to put it in simple words, in a BA LLB course students have to study at least 28 subjects whereas in a BA LLB (Hons) course aspirants have to give minimum 36 law papers.

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BA LLB (Hons.) Eligibility Criteria 

Candidates meet the eligibility criteria for a BA LLB (Hons) course if they have cleared their Class 12 (in 10+2 format) from a recognised board. Most popular law colleges also require minimum qualifying marks in Class 12th that candidates need to fulfil in order to be eligible for BA LLB (Hons) course offered by them. Thus, candidates belonging to General/ OBC/ Specially abled person categories need to secure at least 45% to 50% marks at their 10+2 level in order to pursue a BA LLB (Hons) course and the percentage fixed for SC/ ST category is 40% to 45%.

There is no age limit to apply for BA LLB (Hons) course admissions as per BCI regulations for legal education. 

BA LLB (Hons.) Skillset 

Aspirants who want to pursue BA LLB (Hons) need to be good at quickly reading and understanding long textual information as well as be good at research. Some key skills that aspirants should possess in order to perform well in a BA LLB (Hons) course are listed below:

Skills Required for BA LLB (Hons)
Hard-working	Good at research
Fluency	Sharp
Ability to work long hours	Clarity of speech
Intellect	Objectivity
Good judgement of situation/people	Persuasiveness
Ability to assimilate and analyse facts	Confidence
Interest in Research	Integrity
Good presentation skills	Convincing power

Top BA LLB (Hons) Entrance Exams

Most popular colleges and law universities in India conduct an entrance exam in order to shortlist aspirants for admission in BA LLB (Hons) course offered by them. Some popular subjects from which questions are asked in BA LLB (Hons) entrance exams are – English, General Knowledge, Numerical Ability, Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. Candidates can go through some popular law entrance exams for BA LLB (Hons) course admissions below:

CLAT	AILET
LSAT India	APLAWCET
HP-NLET	MHCET Law

Aspirants can go through the list of other popular law entrance exams here.

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BA LLB (Hons.) Subjects and Syllabus

The subjects taught as part of a BA LLB (Hons) course may vary from college to college. However, some common topics that aspirants are taught as part of their BA LLB (Hons) course curriculum are listed below:

Legal Method	Law of Contracts
Law of Torts	Criminal Law
History of Legal and Constitutional Development	Family Law
Political Science	Sociology
English	Law of Property
Law and Poverty	Jurisprudence
Constitutional Law	Environmental Law
Administrative Law	Intellectual Property Rights Law
CPC and Law of Limitation	Banking Law and Negotiable Instruments
Law of Evidence	Taxation Laws
International Law	Cyber Laws
Labour Laws	Judicial Process and Interpretation of Statutes
Corporate Law	Laws of Insurance
International Trade Law	Human Rights, International Humanitarian and Refugee Law

Optional subjects in BA LLB (Hons.) Course

Apart from the above-mentioned subjects BA LLB (Hons) aspirants are also offered some optional seminar courses which are as mentioned below:

BA LLB (Hons) Optional Subjects
Women and law	Investment laws
Child and the law	International human rights law
Communications policy and the laws	Refugee law
Air and space law	International humanitarian law
International taxation	Minorities law
Services law	Maritime insurance
Terrorism and the laws	Energy laws
Transportation laws	Education laws
Comparative jurisprudence	Health laws
Law of elections	Real estate laws
Juvenile justice	Mergers and acquisitions
Agrarian law and reforms	National security laws
Law and forensic science	Climate change
Competition law and policy	Criminology and penology
Bankruptcy policy and law	Legislative drafting

BA LLB (Hons.) Jobs and Career Opportunities

After completing an integrated BA LLB (Hons) course, candidates are offered many job opportunities. Some popular job profiles that candidates can pursue after securing a BA LLB (Hons) degree are as mentioned below:

Job Profile	Job Description
Lawyer	In this job profile, one needs to advise and represent clients in civil as well as criminal cases. Lawyers present cases in the court of law and take part in all proceedings and hearings.
Solicitor	In such a job profile an individual usually specialises in a specific area of law like tax, litigation, family or property. Solicitors offer legal advice to private as well as commercial clients.
Advocate	In such a job profile one needs to do a lot of research work to gather factual data as well as physical evidence to support their claim. Apart from this, other responsibilities allocated to advocates include scrutinising and drafting contracts.
Legal Advisor	Candidates opting to work in such a job profile are also lawyers who specialise in a specific field of law. Legal advisors are usually hired by governments as well as large organisations/ companies. The main task of a legal advisor is to protect their clients from any legal implication or consequence.
Teacher or Lecturer	After completing an LLB degree candidates can also teach law at the college or university level.

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The top legal firms that are known to hire law graduates are listed below:

BA LLB (Hons) Top Recruiters
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co.	AZB & Partners
Khaitan & CO	J Sagar Associates
Luthra & Luthra Law Offices	Trilegal
S&R Associates	Economic Laws Practice
Desai & Diwanji	Talwar Thakore & Associates

Frequently Asked Questions regarding BA LLB (Hons.)

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